Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the “Acing Accountability” initiative during a news conference at Mater Academy Mountain Vista, a public charter school in Las Vegas.
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Hannah Brown, who moved to Las Vegas in 1945 at age 6 and attended Westside Grammar School during segregation, became active in improving local education as an adult.
The Clark County School District released its latest batch of employee and student absence numbers on Friday following school campuses reopening this week.
Since NSHE Chancellor Melody Rose complained that leaders of the Board of Regents had created a hostile workplace environment, the system has continued to operate with no outward signs of the strife taking place behind closed doors.
Individual schools have the option of changing their policy, but the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority recommends continuing to require all students to wear a mask.
The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents will hear presentations Thursday about each school’s reopening plan but isn’t slated to take action.
The new cases bring the total for Washoe County up to 25, including current cases and those who’ve recovered, according to a statement from the health district.